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Letter Walter White, National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People to Governor J. A. O. Preus, Minnesota, 1921 October 25

Letter Walter White, National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People to Governor J. A. O. Preus, Minnesota, 1921 October 25; Page 1

25 October 1921 Governor J. A. O. Preus, State Capital, St. Paul, Minnesota. My dear Governor Preus: On yesterday I wired you as follows: "National Association for Advancement Colored People urges careful consideration of danger sending Smithie to Oklahoma where mob spirit yet exists. We believe that there is grave danger of lynching; that it is impossible for him to receive fair trial with present state of mind. We are forwarding you facts in connection with Tulsa riots proving this point". I am sending you today a copy of an article which appeared in The Nation of June 29th and also of a series of articles which appeared in the New York Evening Post. These articles will show you the facts regarding the real causes of the Tulsa riot and will indicate the state of mind in Tulsa which existed prior to and during the riot. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been engaged in doing relief work in Tulsa following the riot. It has kept closely in touch with the state of public mind in that city and as a result it is our sincere belief that there is grave doubt of the possibility of a colored man accused of any connection with the riots receiving a fair trial in the City of Tulsa or in the State of Oklahoma. Our reasons for the this conclusion are as follows: (1) During the riot a number of offers were made by outside parties notably the Chicago Tribune which offered $1,000 for relief work,

Letter to Governor J. A. O. Preus, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1921 October 25, from Walter White, National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People, New York, regarding the Tulsa riot investigation, lack of assistance to the black community after loosing property, and the belief that those black citizens arrested would not receive fair trials.

25 October 1921 Governor J. A. O. Preus, State Capital, St. Paul, Minnesota. My dear Governor Preus: On yesterday I wired you as follows: "National Association for Advancement Colored People urges careful consideration of danger sending Smithie to Oklahoma where mob spirit yet exists. We believe that there is grave danger of lynching; that it is impossible for him to receive fair trial with present state of mind. We are forwarding you facts in connection with Tulsa riots proving this point". I am sending you today a copy of an article which appeared in The Nation of June 29th and also of a series of articles which appeared in the New York Evening Post. These articles will show you the facts regarding the real causes of the Tulsa riot and will indicate the state of mind in Tulsa which existed prior to and during the riot. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been engaged in doing relief work in Tulsa following the riot. It has kept closely in touch with the state of public mind in that city and as a result it is our sincere belief that there is grave doubt of the possibility of a colored man accused of any connection with the riots receiving a fair trial in the City of Tulsa or in the State of Oklahoma. Our reasons for the this conclusion are as follows: (1) During the riot a number of offers were made by outside parties notably the Chicago Tribune which offered $1,000 for relief work,